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2023 Midwest Gaming Classic Pinball Championship

Tour Picture

Tournament Information

Director : Rachel Ristow
Location : Milwaukee, WI
Country : United States
Information : Website

WPPR Snapshot

Ranking System :Main
Ranking Strength :7.75
Ratings Strength :6.70
Base Value : 32
Rated Players :72
Total (before TGP) : 46.45
TGP :100.00%
Event Booster :100%
Tour Value :46.44
  • Calendar
  • Results

Results for the Main Tournament event on April 01, 2023

Pos Player Rank Rating Points
1 Ryan Spindler 111 1659.41 46.44
2 Greg Pitner 307 1442.35 36.99
3 Gareth Spindler 1380 1520.58 31.84
4 Mahesh Murthy 1521 1552.46 27.89
5 Kevin Kolodziej 946 1457.81 24.64
5 Wyatt Capener 1164 1493.15 24.64
7 Steven Bowden 9 1854.95 19.56
7 Kassidy Milanowski 69 1690.84 19.56
9 Bryon Schmitz 792 1784.74 15.71
11 Eric Strangeway 97 1588.52 12.73
11 Glenn Goehmann 2678 1419.73 12.73
11 Ryan Eggers 1196 1532.90 12.73
11 Mike Schlumpf 270 1487.65 12.73
14 Todd Miller 3133 1355.63 9.43
14 Alex Ferry 3318 1363.31 9.43
18 Nick Weyna 622 1653.54 6.51
18 Deanna Gerard 2970 1399.18 6.51
18 Nate Fetterer 3825 1402.82 6.51
18 Dan Wetherald 4725 1423.53 6.51
18 Whayne T Rouse 942 1499.38 6.51
21 Nate Timperley 1573 1463.25 5.08
21 Andy Bagwell 28 1821.18 5.08
23 Matt McCarty 112 1596.84 4.41
23 Kristen Gregory 668 1495.09 4.41
26 Christopher Hayre 645 1426.17 3.67
26 Kaiden Zach 8859 Not Rated 3.67
26 Andy Van Schyndle 646 1439.46 3.67
35 sheldon olson 216 1528.86 2.67
35 Paul Siegel 4684 1211.95 2.67
35 Max Senesac 261 1596.68 2.67
35 Paul Okruhlica 1762 1490.11 2.67
35 Ryan Clancy 2087 1494.88 2.67
35 Jim Radovich 278 1558.29 2.67
35 Darrell Van Landuyt 2493 1319.21 2.67
35 Mark Seiden 1808 1412.14 2.67
35 Stacey Siegel 3188 1299.83 2.67
35 Michael Ritter 2376 1667.45 2.67
35 Anna Neal 464 1589.21 2.67
35 Bethany Goehmann 6139 1098.84 2.67
35 Nick Warner 677 1546.12 2.67
35 David Daluga 39 1825.32 2.67
35 Chuck Blohm 346 1443.11 2.67
46 Matt Rowbottom 1092 1482.58 2.03
46 Hannah Bubacz 3777 1411.38 2.03
46 Mike Wagner 9348 1081.29 2.03
46 Jesse Carpenter 670 1427.46 2.03
46 Aaron Larson WI 5623 1508.25 2.03
46 Dori Zielinski 2146 1434.14 2.03
46 alex phelps 480 1437.07 2.03
46 Erasmus Zacharias 8118 1038.15 2.03
57 Nate Oines 2118 1288.76 1.39
57 Mike Weyenberg 70 1559.87 1.39
57 Ryan Strauss 8902 1454.26 1.39
57 Jon Bruinooge 1004 1364.08 1.39
57 Kris Koehler 632 1414.14 1.39
57 Jonathan Bent 2342 1493.82 1.39
57 Katie Belanger 2782 1405.34 1.39
57 Ryan Shaw 3288 1330.45 1.39
57 Becky Meyer 470 1480.28 1.39
57 Rabih Dahdouh 1902 1465.26 1.39
57 Mark Magana 12720 Not Rated 1.39
57 Jennifer Swan 6457 1031.29 1.39
57 Chris Heilig 2248 1586.10 1.39
68 David Moe 2279 1384.02 0.75
68 Asher Goehmann 6263 1278.55 0.75
68 Emily Sweeney 2861 1382.03 0.75
68 Amy Gunson 2111 1368.12 0.75
68 Waison Waison 4347 1367.92 0.75
68 Sara Bradley 5880 1137.25 0.75
68 Sean Spindler 1693 1421.22 0.75
68 Amanda Schroeder 8034 1200.44 0.75
68 Kodi Madson 8231 1194.14 0.75
74 Erin Seiden 3198 1253.37 0.41
74 Michael J Williams 5147 1173.81 0.41
74 Joe Clark 18796 Not Rated 0.41
76 Luet Phoenix 9337 907.53 0.29
76 Alexander Swan 8922 928.13 0.29
78 Jesse McClain 23684 Not Rated 0.17
78 Kat Harpster 14301 1108.39 0.17
78 Andy Cramer 23685 Not Rated 0.17
Highlighted players are not applied to strength calculations due to lack of played tournaments.

Location


Midwest Gaming Classic The Wisconsin Center 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI.

Format Details


Event Name : Main Tournament
Qualifying Format : Matchplay Qualifying
Finals Format : Fair Strike Knockout
Player Limit : Unknown
Unlimited Qualifying? : No

Tournament Overview


Registration for this tournament opens on February 25, 2023

Tournament Date: April 01, 2023

The tournament will consist of two qualifying sessions and finals, all to take place on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Pre-registration opens on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM (NOON) on the MGC website.

• Open tournament limited to 80 players.
• 40 Player limit for each qualifying session, top 12 of each session make finals.
• Each player can only play in one of the qualifying sessions, not both.

Qualifying style:

5 rounds of Match Play per session.
3 to 4 players each group based on number of players.
Swiss Style Seeding. Random to start.

Finals style:

5 Strike Fair Strikes as follows:
0 strikes for 1st, 1 strike for 2nd/3rd and 2 strikes for 4th.

Tiebreakers will be a single game. Extra balls will be plunged.

$25 entry fee.
You must purchase your MGC pass in addition to this tournament fee.

90% payout as 10% will be used to cover IFPA fees & expenses.

Payouts / Trophies
1st place – 45%
2nd place – 20%
3rd place – 15%
4th place – 10%

Qualifying Session 1

40 player limit. Top 12 make finals.
Check in Saturday at 9:00 AM.
Session 1 Saturday 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM (approx. 2 hours) Top 12 move on to finals.

Qualifying Session 2

40 player limit. Top 12 make finals.
Check in Saturday at Noon.
Session 2 Saturday 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM (approx. 2 hours) Top 12 move on to finals.

Finals:

24 players (top 12 of session 1 and 2 combined)
Finals check in is Saturday at 3:00 PM.
Finals start at 3:30 PM and hopefully end around 8:00 PM.

Format is 5 Strikes Fair Strikes as follows:

0 strikes for 1st, 1 strike for 2nd/3rd and 2 strikes for 4th.

Saturday Schedule:

9:00 AM – Session 1 Qualifying Checkin
9:30 AM – Session 1 Qualifying Begins
12:00 PM – Session 2 Qualifying Checkin
12:30 PM – Session 2 Qualifying Begins
3:00 PM – Finals Checkin
3:30 PM – Finals Begin

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